The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-16

NrToin inc WS ana COurlcr)
Inmy article of the Sth ult pictured in
their own paint several of the fault finders
with the conservative course of the Sen
ate during its last session, who, when
held up to their own and the observation
of the public, were SO shocked to see
themselves as other people saw them that
they sought shelter by attempting to
convince the public that their short
comings were nothing but my abuse.
Strange mode of abuse this, merely to
Gull from ones own words and oxpI es-
sions! Save through the generous OK
ercise of the advantage of few gallant
and impartial headlines, Capt. Tillman
has thus far been the only one to reply.
lie says that 'therc is an old saying that
it is the dog who is hit that howls, and
"only the truth hurts" If Capt. Till.
man is correct, then must not this be the
reason why ''his dislike to trespass any
more on the patience Of your readers is
overcome by the necessity Of replying TO
the letter of Col. l.. W. Youmans?" He
evidences the vitality of his movement
by calling attention to the "c0mmunica-
tions which have from time to time ap-
peared in your columns" This citation
only proves, perhaps, that Tillman die
tatlon and the sweet assurances of get.
ting in on the homo stretch may be more
potent in certain quarters than, it is be
heyed by one of your correspondents,
will be his letters to prominent followers
IN Chester, urging them to critici5c and
condemn Senator Patterson for not
voting to turn out the present board of
agriculture merely TO allow Capt Till
man and his ciew q chance to get into
the public cheese and become :aX-catcrs.
Capt. Illlman raised the cry OF catch
thief against tho present board, and then
nominated himself for one OF their sue
cessors; but the pOstpOnomcNt by the
Senate of the bill to rcOrrmi2c thc
board, to use his own expression. Will
compel him to caterwaul on tic outside
for Mt least one year more before he be-
comes a tax-eatcr, however severe and
distastefnl it may be to poor farmer
who has stint, He will not like the
startling cry, 81 can't get outl | can't
get out!' But, like tho disappointed
oflice-seeker, 81 can't get in! | can't get
inp' Capt. Tillman became 81 frantic on
the war-path that, in his desire to take
my scalp, he first SAID l lad poured
forth regular broadsidc OF misstntc-
ments, and afterwards dcfcndld himself
by admitting nearly all OF them. At
least he only positively denied thc truth
of one, and afterwards admitted in y
stance the correctness Of that statcme .,
s'that he was sclf-confcssedly miserable
failure IN the management OF his own
farm" He intimates that had Il great
hof
added by tho commissioners good
liquor, because | considered his charges
against the commissioner and board of
agriculture "rcckleSs and fallaciuus."
And supposing that he was ~ large in
the eyes Of every one else us be is i'll his
own, he iutimates that in speaking OF
the disciples of Henry George / could
not possibly have reference to any one
else but himself. One who is so modest
as to assume the championship of the
rights and interests of three fourths of
our citizens, and to caution our United
States Senators that they must study in
the "Tillman Catechism" if they desire
to hold their seats, should not be so
ignorant Had Capt. Tillman been at
all posted on the current topics of the
day, he would have known that he was
not the man who snid he agreed with
Henry George as far as he could in his
defence of the masses against the classes.
AS to my statement (Which he positively
denies) "that he is sclf-conieSsedly
miserable failure in the management of
his own farm, [ shall draw the record
on him.
Capt. Tillman's letter, February 2,
1887: "But there is nothing but cheek,
brazen and nnblushing, in his further
assertion that 1 am selI.confossedly
miserable failure i'll the management OF
my own farm. have never made any
such confession, and have only said |
did not feel competent to teach others,
and that after seventeen years hard
study did not know how TO farm.
Capt. Tillman's speech, April 20, 1886:
"These farmers cry in pitiful chorus
we can't get out! we cant get outn |
have been in that Bastic myself. l have
felt the waters rising higher and higher,
and looked forward without hope as
failure after failure in the cotton crop
left nothing with which to even pay in
terest. had to sell some land. / claim
no inspiration but common sense and
that has been burnt into me by getting
in debt, renting to negroes, and making
cotton on bought food for horses and
hands. still do not know how to farm. ="
ooh, what tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive"
viii the Captain still deny his confes-
sion of failure? IL So then who or what
was it that did fail? Was it tho Govern
ment, the board of agriculture or the
Senate? Or was it the extrayagant, i'm
becile and incompetent cotton crop that
clouded itself in cutie fish dye and
would not gro ', regardless OF the fact
that the poor farmer had to stint and
could not even pay interest? appeal
to the reason OF the public ii q man
whose cotton crop failed year after year
so that he could not even pay interest
and does not yet know how to farm
should be placed on the State board OF
agrieulture2
Is such man a proper parsonage to
commission to travel in other States
without limit as TO the expenditure OF
SN9ahIic fnuda IN inyneiiOatp fin prnntipaI